Ito Hotaru

''Every girl can shine, if she believes that she can do it. - ''Hotaru's catchphrase.

Ito Hotaru is one of understudies of 150th generation and a member of Team K.

Appearance
Hotaru has brown eyes and brown hair which she puts in two high ponytails. She likes wearing skirts and dresses and she also often wears shorts. She is used to summer clothes and has many swimsuits since there is ocean on Atamistar, but she still remembers the time when she was living on Koristar and had only winter clothes. Like all AKB0048 members she has heart shaped shine in her eyes and hair.

Personallity
Hotaru is very positive and finds good thing even in very bad situations. She is friendly and makes friends very quickly. She is great at sports and used to always play football or basketball with boys in her free time, before she went to AKB auditions. She can be very competitive and is very strict towards herself always saying she wants to be better than she is at the moment. She is often described by other members as non-observant one especially comparing to Rei or Yumeko. She usually doesn't get scared easily however she has an irrational fear of ghosts due to bad experiences in her childhood.

History
Hotaru was born on Koristar, planet that is always under snow. She knew about AKB0048 since young age as her parents were part of WOTA and always listening to their songs in secret, because Koristar is under entertainment ban. When Hotaru was 10 they got chance to move to Atamistar.

Encountering AKB0048
Hotaru's parents were always big AKB fans and often listened to their songs even though Koristar was under entertainment ban. Hotaru loved them too and when she was young girl she already decided she'll one day become their member too. She often went to forest and hid in a cave to listen to their songs. One day when she was 7, Hikami Yumeko heared her and she invited her to join her. Hotaru told Yumeko about AKB and after that they were together everyday. When Hotaru's family decided to move to Atamistar she and Yumeko promised to each other that they'll meet again when they'll both become members of AKB0048

Auditions for 150th generation
Hotaru passed auditions and joined AKB0048 as part of 150th generation. There she was reunited with Yumeko and two of them became very close again. They also became good friends with their roommates Rei and Tomorin.

Auditions for 152nd generation
Yumeko along with Hotaru, Rei and Tomorin had lunch with some of auditioneers. She accidently mistook Tomoko for Tomorin. She was one of five "captured" members.

Rei vs Hibiki
After Hibiki asked Rei if she actually thinks she is more observant than Ito Hotaru detector gave point to Rei. Hotaru complained she isn't non-observant.

She got angry at Akari after one of her comments at question Hibiki asked Rei and almost forgot that they were currently filming show.

Chiyo vs Ran
Hotaru was guest comentator of the game which made her very excited and she liked doing it very much.

Relationships
|-|150th Generation =

Takayama Ai - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Inoue Megumi - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Takanashi Yukari - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Hoshimiya Aoi - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Hoshikawa Rei - Fellow Kenkyuusei and one of her roommates.

Hikami Yumeko - Fellow Kenkyuusei and one of her roommates. She is her best friend and before Hotaru moved to Atamistar they promised each other too meet at AKB0048 auditions one day.

Itano Tomorin - Fellow Kenkyuusei and one of her roommates.

Suzuno Natsuki - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Suzuno Sakura - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Samuikaze Ran - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Harune Diamond - Fellow Kenkyuusei.

Taiyamoto Akano - Fellow Kenkyuusei.


 * -|151st Generation =

Miyabi Honoka - Kouhai.

Asahina Miru - Kouhai.

Kashita Miyagi - Kouhai. Ashley Snow - Kouhai.

Masuda Akari - Kouhai.


 * -|152nd Generation =

Itano Tomoko - Kouhai.

Kimura Mei - Kouhai.

Shino Hoshina - Kouhai.

Kashita Akane - Kouhai.

Shiraki Chiyo - Kouhai.

Aozora Kokone - Kouhai.

Matsuto Nami - Kouhai

Honda Hibiki - Kouhai.

Tsubasa Diana - Kouhai.


 * -|Successors =

Shinoda Mariko the 12th - She was one of her fellow kenkyuusei before her succession.

Akimoto Sayaka the 15th - Her kouhai when she was kenkyuusei from 151st generation.


 * -|Staff =

Motomiya Hikari - AKB0048 manager and producer.

Kuroki Erika - AKB0048 presenter.

Hashimoto Ayumi - AKB0048 dance teacher.


 * -| Family =

Achievements

 * -|Senbatsu Sousenkyo=
 * Senbatsu Sousenkyo SC 0123 - Not Ranked
 * Senbatsu Sousenkyo SC 0124 - Not Ranked


 * -|Janken Taikai=
 * Janken Taikai SC 0123 - #13 (Lost to Maeda Atsuko the 19th


 * Lucky Ranking=
 * SC0125 - #17

Trivia

 * Her audition song was Yume wa Nandomo Umarekawaru.
 * Her voice actress Koshimizu Ami was chosen because of her role as Hojo Hibiki in Suite Pretty Cure.